The book of Matthew begins the Christmas story by saying, "Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise." We understand that phrase "was on this wise" to mean, "it happened like this." What a comfort to know that God was in control of all the "this." An additional comfort is knowing that He still is.
At this Christmas season, take time to look for God's hand at work. As it relates to the "things" of Jesus, they all happened that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet. As it relates to us, if we know the Savior, He is working all "things" together for our good to conform us to His image.
The story of Jesus has now been told for over two thousand years. It happened like this... Our stories will be told for years to come. Don't wait for the history books to write it down, recognize the hand of God at work. He knew what He was doing with the "things" of His Son, and He knows what He is doing with you.
